Geophysical investigation of the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion site at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 289-304

  Everett, M E ^a   Pierce, C J ^a   Save, N ^a   Warden, R R ^a   Dickson, D B ^a   Burt, R A ^a   Bradford, J C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORKS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; EQUIPMENT; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SOIL COVER; STEEL; VADOSE ZONE; WALL;

FRANCE; NORMANDIE;

EID: 33749420843     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2005052     Document Type: Article

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